*** January Exercise Challenge ***

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  • I'll go ahead and start the exercise thread. For those of you who are new to this, you would post your goal and then come in and edit your post whenever you exercise. The person with the most minutes becomes the Exercise Queen for the month. I'll be announcing the December Exercise Queen in the next few days so make sure you get your December totals in.

    January goal : 1200 minutes.
    January Total (so far): 1265 minutes of exercise

    Jan 1- 80 min (walking)
    Jan 2- 0
    Jan 3- 60 min (elliptical, stationary bike, weights)
    Jan 4- 0
    Jan 5- 60 min (elliptical, weights)
    Jan 6- 60 min (treadmill)
    Jan 7- 0
    Jan 8- 120 min. (elliptical, stationary bike, weights)
    Jan 9- 0
    Jan 10- 0
    Jan 11- 110 min (elliptical, stationary bike, Pilates class)
    Jan 12- 0
    Jan 13- 0
    Jan 14- 120 min (elliptical, stationary bike, weights)
    Jan 15- 120 min (Powerflex class, stationary bike)
    Jan 16- 0
    Jan 17- 45 min (Pain in the Butt class, elliptical)
    Jan 18- 0
    Jan 19- 120 min (heavy lifting and tiling)
    Jan 20- 60 min (Pilates class, elliptical, stationary bike)
    Jan 21- 0
    Jan 22- 60 min (hard work at the Derby races)
    Jan 23- 75 min (elliptical, stationary bike)
    Jan 24- 45 min (Pain in the Butt class, weight machines)
    Jan 25- 0
    Jan 26- 30 min (Pain in the Butt class)
    Jan 27- 30 min (elliptical)
    Jan 28- 0
    Jan 29- 70 min (treadmill, PowerFlex class)
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  • Thanks, Barb... I'll sticky this. And will be starting back to the Y ANY DAY NOW!!

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    Jan 6th: 35 minutes cardio
    Jan 9th: 30 minutes
    Jan 10th: 90 minutes
    Jan 20th: 15 minutes (including a 3 and a 2 minute run)
    Jan 23rd: 15 minutes (including 2, 3 minute runs)
  • Hey ladies... I think i'm going to try joining you all this month! Hopefully it will motivate me to exercise more!!
    January goal : 600 minutes.
    January Total (so far): 140 minutes of exercise

    Jan 1- 15
    Jan 2- 30
    Jan 3- 5
    Jan 4- 0
    Jan 5- 0
    Jan 6- 0
    Jan 7- 0
    Jan 8- 0
    Jan 9- 0 *I did terrible on my vacation week!*
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  • I totally blew it in December. No time like January 1 to make a fresh start!

    I'm going for 1000 minutes!

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  • I totally forgot about the exercise challenge for December... and I actually did exercise!

    So I am going to go for 30 minutes of exercise per day... mostly walking and yoga.... that comes to 930 minutes but I think I will make it an even 1000 minutes for the month.

    Goal: 1000 minutes
    So far: 350 minutes

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    Lets hope I remeber to write it in this month

  • Goal: 700 Minutes
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  • Ok! I'm in for another 450!

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  • Count me in ! I joined Bally's so my goal is gym 4 times a week and sit ups nightly.

    Jan 1-
    Jan 2- Treadmill for 20 mins, weight training curcuit 45 mins
    Jan 3- Treadmill for 20 mins, weight training curcuit 45 mins
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    Jan 5- Treadmill for 20 mins, weight training curcuit 45 mins
    Jan 6- Treadmill for 20 mins, weight training curcuit 45 mins yoga
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    Jan 8- Treadmill for 20 mins, weight training curcuit 45 mins
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    Jan 10- Treadmill for 20 mins, weight training curcuit 45 mins
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    Jan 13- Treadmill for 30 mins, weight training curcuit 60 mins
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    Jan 15- Treadmill for 20 mins. weight training curcuit for 45 mins. strethching
    Jan 16- step class for 60 mins
    Jan 17- yoga for 50 mins
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    Jan 19- Treadmill for 30 mins weight curcuit 45 mins
    Jan 20- Treadmill for 20 mins yoga class for 50 mins
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    Jan 22- Treadmill for 30 mins weight curcuit for 45 mins
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    Jan 25- Sit ups ( gym closed due to blizzard )
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    Jan 28- yoga stretches for 30 mins sit ups
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  • January goal : 600 minutes. Unexpected dental problems this month..changing my minutes.
    January Total (so far): 713 inutes of exercise

    Jan 1- 85 Blast Off Mega Mix /WATP 3 miles Express
    Jan 2- 65 80's Blast Off & Pilates
    Jan 3- 45 WATP 3 miles Abs
    Jan 4- 45 WATP 3 miles Express
    Jan 5- 15 WATP Super Challenge
    Jan 6- 15 WATP 1 mile
    Jan 7- 50 minutes Air Walker
    Jan 8- none
    Jan 9- none
    Jan 10- none (dental surgery) Ouch!
    Jan 11- none
    Jan 12- none
    Jan 13- 45 minutes...3 miles
    Jan 14- none
    Jan 15- zero
    Jan 16- zero
    Jan 17- zero
    Jan 18- negative
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    Jan 21- zip-o
    Jan 22- 45 WATP 3 miles Express = 410
    Jan 23- 0
    Jan 24- 0
    Jan 25- 120 gardening (weeding, digging & planting)
    Jan 26- too sore from yesterday
    Jan 27- 45 3 Miles
    Jan 28- 45 3 miles
    Jan 29- 33 Aerobic
    Jan 30- rest
    Jan 31- 60
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    Thank you!
  • January Goal = 1200 minutes
    January actual = 1225 minutes

    Jan 2 = 70 minute brisk walk
    Jan 3 = 30 minute treadmill, 30 minute upper body weights
    Jan 4 = 70 minute walk
    Jan 5 = 30 minute treadmill, 50 minute walk, 30 minute lower body weights
    Jan 7 = 45 min treadmill
    Jan 8 = 30 min walk + 20 minutes weights
    Jan 9 = 30 min walk + 45 min treadmill
    Jan 10 = 30 min dog walk + 45 min treadmil + 30 minutes weights
    Jan 11 = 30 minute treadmill
    Jan 12 = 30 minute treadmill + 30 minutes weights
    Jan 15 = 45 minute treadmill
    Jan 16 = 45 minute treadmill
    Jan 17 = 40 minutes weights + 30 minutes treadmill
    Jan 18 = 25 minutes treadmill. Quit early coz I felt very fatiqued.
    Jan 19 = 30 minute walk
    Jan 22= 30 minutes weights
    Jan 23 = 70 minute walk
    Jan 24 = 30 minute walk
    Jan 25, 26 sick, no exercise
    Jan 27 = 30 minute walk
    Jan 28 = 45 minutes weights
    Jan 29 = 60 minutes heavy gardening
    Jan 31 = 30 minute walk. GOAL MET!
  • I am in:
    Jan goal: 700 minutes
    Jan actual: 681 minutes

    Jan. 1 = 6 mins.
    Jan. 2 = 20 mins.
    Jan. 3 = 20 mins.
    Jan. 4 = 10 mins.
    Jan. 5 = 90 mins. (curves & tried ladieschoice)
    Jan. 7 = 45 mins.
    Jan. 10 = 60 mins.
    Jan. 12 = 45 mins.
    Jan. 13 = 20 mins.
    Jan. 14 = 55 mins.
    Jan. 17 = 50 mins.
    Jan. 19 = 60 mins.
    Jan. 20 = 10 mins.
    Jan. 21 = 50 mins.
    Jan. 24 = 50 mins.
    Jan. 26 = 45 mins.
    Jan. 31 = 45 mins.
  • Hey! I am in on this! Maybe the ladies at Jazzercise will remember my name now!

    My goal: 900 minutes this month!

    Jan 1- 45 mins. Jazzercise
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  • Hi, I'm new. My goal for this month is 600 minutes. So far: 90

    Jan 1- 0
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    Jan 4- 30 minutes bowling
    Jan 5- 30 minutes cardio
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  • Since I cratered on the exercise in mid-December, I really need to get back at it this month. I will do a 75 minute cardio workout 5 times per week and also a strength/flexibility workout 3 - 4 times per week.

    Jan. 1 - 0
    Jan. 2 - 0 (great start already )
    Jan. 3 - 75 minute cardio workout
    Jan. 4 - 75 minute cardio workout
    Jan. 5 - 75 minute cardio workout - When I was at the track today, one of the secretaries ran past with this tiny little body and these gorgeious well toned arms. This is my inspiration to get back to my weight program..I promise tonight will be another start.
    Jan. 6 - 75 minute cardio workout
    Jan. 7 - 0 (tooooo lazy today)
    Jan. 8 - 0
    Jan. 9 - 0
    Jan. 10 - 75 minute cardio workout
    Jan. 11 - 0
    Jan. 12 - 75 minute cardio workout
    Jan. 13 - 75 minute cardio workout
    Jan. 14 - 75 minute cardio workout
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    Jan 31 - 45 minute cardio workout (Started back today after babysitting and being sick, but could only manage 45 minutes. Tomorrow, I will need to do the full 75 minutes.)

    Total to date: 654 minutes
  • I'm game for the challenge. My goal is 1000 mins for the month.

    January
    1. 20 mins pilates and 40 min walk
    2. 30 min walk
    3. 45 mins. workout video
    4. 45 mins. Ramp It Up video
    5. 25 mins. pilates
    6. 45 mins. Ramp It Up; 1 hr snow shoveling!
    7. 45 fast walk and 100 crunches
    8. day off; 100 crunches
    9. 45 mins. walking; 100 crunches
    10. 45 mins. Ramp It Up
    11.50 mins pilates;175 crunches
    12.day off
    13.45 min power walk; 100 crunches
    14. 100 crunches; day off
    15.45 mins walk
    16.*sick day
    17.*sick day
    18. 45 mins.tae bo cardio flex; 100 crunches
    19. 45 mins tae bo flex; 100 crunches
    (615 mins. so far this month)
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